Trump announces Rep. John Ratcliffe will be nominated as next director of national intelligence
Dan Coats will step down as the director of national intelligence on August 15, President Donald Trump announced Sunday in a tweet.
Texas Republican Rep. John Ratcliffe, who aggressively questioned former special counsel Robert Mueller last week during Congressional hearings involving his report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, will be nominated by the President to replace Coats.
"I would like to thank Dan for his great service to our Country," Trump tweeted. "The Acting Director will be named shortly." Ref. CNN.
John Ratcliffe, President Trump's pick for Director of National Intelligence, withdraws after he was accused of embellishing resume. Democrats and some Republicans raised questions about whether the Texas congressman exaggerated his work as federal prosecutor of terrorism cases. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that Dan Coats, a former Indiana senator who has held the job since early 2017, would step down this month. Ref. USAToday.